Deane Roesch Hinton (1923–2017)

Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Illinois

1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Congo (Kinshasa))
   Appointed: June 20, 1974
   Presentation of Credentials: August 21, 1974
   Termination of Mission: Declared persona non grata by the Government of Zaire June 18, 1975
   • Hinton left post on June 21, 1975.
2. Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
   Appointed: January 29, 1976
   Termination of Mission: December 3, 1979
3. Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs
   Appointed: December 21, 1979
   Entry on Duty: January 4, 1980
   Termination of Appointment: May 14, 1981
4. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (El Salvador)
   Appointed: May 14, 1981
   Presentation of Credentials: May 28, 1981
   Termination of Mission: Left post on July 15, 1983
5. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Pakistan)
   Appointed: November 21, 1983
   Presentation of Credentials: December 26, 1983
   Termination of Mission: Left post on November 9, 1986
6. Career Ambassador
   Appointed: March 12, 1987
   
7. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Costa Rica)
   Appointed: November 6, 1987
   Presentation of Credentials: November 17, 1987
   Termination of Mission: Left post on January 4, 1990
8. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Panama)
   Appointed: January 2, 1990
   Presentation of Credentials: January 9, 1990
   Termination of Mission: Left post on February 12, 1994
   • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on April 6, 1990, after confirmation.